Casting Expert

Location: Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, 635103

Company: Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Chart Industries is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment and solutions serving multiple applications in the Energy, Industrial, and Industrial Gas end markets. In March 2023 Chart Industries acquired the Howden Group, and the combined group is now represented in over 40 countries worldwide with over 11,700 employees. Our vision is to enable the vital processes of our customers and thereby promote a more sustainable world via our Nexus of Clean™ strategy. The combination of Chart and Howden furthers our global leadership position in process technologies with products and services in applications such as hydrogen, carbon capture, energy recovery, nuclear, water treatment, mining, and LNG to name a few. Together with customer-focused service solutions including an extensive service network and market-leading digital diagnostics, we support our customers through the complete lifecycle of their assets. At Chart we have a strong corporate identity and a clear purpose - you will be a member of our team shaping the future of the company and participating in helping our customers and the world tackle some of the planet's most pressing issues.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Responsible to technically support the casting supplier’s product and process development with right quality within budget as per Howden global standards.
• To provide regional support for Commodity management of Castings, new product development and improve the performance of casting suppliers.
• Support Howden Global BU RFQ’s on casting and initiate decisions on supplier selection, technical support and contract execution.
  
  

Your Education Should Be…

Essential Skills, Knowledge And Behaviours

Degree-level qualification in technical discipline (Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering)

Experience in casting process layout, product simulation, product layout, pattern development, process control, melt control, part qualification in a reputed casting company for more than 10 years.

Practical experience and proficiency on material testing and NDT (DPT, MPI, UT & RT) related to cast product.

Should have ASNT Level-2 certification in DPT, MPI, UT & RT

Proficient in the use of Continuous Improvement (CI) techniques and Problem Solving techniques

Commodity Management (Strategic – Castings-SG Iron/Aluminum / Steel casting)

Excellent team player with the ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple customers

Good communication and influencing skills with an ability to present ideas, concepts and processes clearly

Experience delivering programs including KPIs, supplier performance, and improvement plans.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Good Knowledge of manufacturing processes of SG Iron Casting, Steel Casting, Aluminum Casting and related complications.

Good knowledge of casting product development with

Good Knowledge all NDT process.

Good Knowledge of materials and melt controls

Concepts of Total Quality approach, Process improvement, cost of quality and corrective / preventive actions.

Accountabilities

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• Drive defined casting supplier development, part development, casting supplier performance, casting process development, part approval process.
• Technically support the new casting supplier on part development and process development to meet the Howden Global Quality Standards.
• Evaluation and selection of new casting suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management.
• Work with the casting suppliers to achieve quality, delivery and cost targets.
• Coordinate with Global team and user companies on all technical requirements of casting.
• Take action on quality improvement of castings.
• One point contact for all the casting development, procurement and quality aspects.
• Drive cost reduction programmes with casting suppliers.
• Collaborate with supporting functions (engineering, quality, and regional teams) to achieve plan.
• Drive strategic initiatives on casting supplier rationalization, single source dependency reduction and continuous improvement of casting Sourcing process
• Having experience of handling Global requirements from India related to Castings components.
• Manage manufacturing schedules to ensure on time delivery.